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Beijing has said it has the "political will" to solve the Sikkim dispute if India reciprocates with a better understanding of China's security concerns. The clarification is significant as it comes ahead of A.B. Vajpayee's visit to China on June 22

A group of touring Tibetan monks will perform traditional chants, music and dances tonight in Greensburg's St. Clair Park.

Seven Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery have developed a taste for fast food during their tour of North America. They like Burger King.

Gyalwa Karmapa grace the occasion

The Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup kicked off yesterday amidst a festive mood. Gyalwa Karmapa Ugyen Thinley Dorji was the chief guest. Hundreds of football fans gathered at the Tibetan Children's Village School ground to watch the first two matches of the Tournament.

According to reliable sources, Public Security Bureau (PSB) Officers of Serthar County, Karze “Tibet Autonomous Prefecture” (“TAP”), Sichuan Province, took four Tibetans into custody on 27 May 2003.

The United States criticized Nepal Monday for deporting 18 Tibetans to China over the weekend, saying the move violated international norms on treatment of asylum seekers.

China will punish a group of 18 Tibetans who illegally crossed into Nepal and were sent back to China last weekend, a communist party newspaper said on Monday.

Tenzin Tangchen Dera, 18, is graduating today from the New Mexico Academy for Sciences and Mathematics. She is one of five students in the school's first graduating class and will attend Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. - Kathy De La Torre | The New Mexican

Long ago, Tenzin Yangchen Dera figured she would wind up like most Tibetan girls in India. She would drop out of boarding school, weave carpets and marry by 25, living the rest of her life with her husband's family.